Tuesday, November 19, 2013

Community Worker Little Bird Tales

In second grade, students researched community workers, such as nurses, teachers, garbage collectors and farmers. Students wrote down three facts that they learned by reading about their community worker. In library we took those facts and created e-books using Little Bird Tales. Students typed and recorded their facts and included photographs and pictures that they created on the computer via the drawing program in Little Bird tales. Please take a moment to watch and listen. Our second graders put a lot of work into their e-books. These projects covered a number of common core standards, such as Research To Build and Present Knowledge (W.2.7).

Here are the links to the Little Bird Tales:

Mrs. Dellovo

Mrs. Douglas

Mrs. Macari

Mrs. Nawrocki




Friday, November 1, 2013

The Trouble with Chickens

November's Lunch Bunch Book Club selection is The Trouble with Chickens by Doreen Cronin. J.J. Tully, a search-an-rescue dog retires to live on a farm. His life doesn't remain quiet for long though. A hen fears that two of her chicks have been kidnapped. She hires J.J. to track them down. This is a funny detective story with hilarious cartoon illustrations.